Is Melissa a Category 6 hurricane? What to know about the Saffir-Simpson scale

According to the NHC, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and ...

Meteorologist struggles to hold it together reporting on deadly Hurricane Melissa: 'Oh my Jesus Christ'

The U.S. Defense Department has released footage of views inside Hurricane Melissa. The military said a U.S. Air Force ...

Melissa joins small list of Category 5 hurricanes that have made landfall

Now, after days of torrential rainfall and strong winds, seven reported fatalities, and with maximum sustained wind speeds ...

Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane as it bears down on Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica with up to 30 inches of rain and a ...

Melissa's powerful gusts top 200+ mph. Here's what it forced NOAA aircraft to do

Hurricane Hunters were forced to cut short their reconnaissance mission into the Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Monday morning, ...

Some scientists say it’s time to rethink how we measure hurricanes. Here's why

A Georgia Tech researcher says we may need more tools to measure the full impacts of strong hurricanes like Melissa.

Melissa now a category 3 hurricane on Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, US forecaster says

Melissa is now a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, the U.S. Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

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